The Spaniard's contract at Stamford Bridge expires in the summer and he's being linked with an exit once the winter transfer window opens in a few days.

Furthermore, Spanish publication Marca claim that the 31-year-old is set to terminate his contract in the coming days and leave next month which would mean the Blues wouldn't receive a fee for a player they paid £35m for to sign from Barcelona in the summer of 2014.

Fabregas was a regular in the side under Jose Mourinho, but saw his playing time slightly reduced during Antonio Conte's two-year tenure and has been used in a back-up role to Jorginho this season.

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With that said, he's rated highly by Sarri and the Blues head coach has stated the midfielder must be replaced if allowed to depart in January.

When asked if he thinks Fabregas will stay in January, the Italian said: "I think so, because in this position we have only two players, Jorginho and Fabregas, and so for me it would be a very big problem to be without Cesc. I want him to stay. I don’t know the final decision of Cesc and the club.

"If Cesc will go then I think we need to buy another player, and it’s not easy because technically Cesc is a very important player, and it’s very difficult to find in the market a player with these characteristics."

Cesc Fabregas ahead of Chelsea's game against MOL Vidi in the Europa League (Image: Laszlo Szirtesi/Getty Images)

Should Fabregas opt to leave west London early next year then he's unlikely to be short of offers from abroad.

There's been talk of a move to Italy to join Serie A giants AC Milan and it has also been reported that Thierry Henry wants to be reunited with his former Arsenal teammate at Monaco.

Furthermore, some Gunners supporters took to Twitter and pleaded with Unai Emery to bring Fabregas back to the Emirates Stadium amid reports the Spaniard is looking to raid former club Sevilla for Ever Banega.